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THE FIRST EPISTLE GENERAL OF<br/>
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CHAPTER 2
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Converts are newborn babes in Christ—He is the chief cornerstone—Saints hold a royal priesthood and are a peculiar people—We are in subjection to the laws of man.
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Wherefore</span> laying aside all <sup>a</sup><a href="1_pet/2/1a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Malice.">malice</a>, and all <sup>b</sup><a href="1_pet/2/1b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Guile.">guile</a>, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil <sup>c</sup><a href="1_pet/2/1c" mark="c" type="B" title="TG Backbiting; TG Slander.">speakings</a>,
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As <sup>a</sup><a href="1_pet/2/2a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Man, New, Spiritually Reborn.">newborn</a> babes, desire the <sup>b</sup><a href="1_pet/2/2b" mark="b" type="P" title="GR pure, genuine.">sincere</a> <sup>c</sup><a href="1_pet/2/2c" mark="c" type="A" title="1 Cor. 3: 2 (2-3); Heb. 5: 13 (13-14); Mosiah 3: 19.">milk</a> of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
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If so be ye have <sup>a</sup><a href="1_pet/2/3a" mark="a" type="Q" title="GR experienced; Heb. 6: 5 (4-6); Alma 36: 26 (24-26).">tasted</a> that the Lord <i>is</i> gracious.
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To whom coming, <i>as unto</i> a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but <sup>a</sup><a href="1_pet/2/4a" mark="a" type="A" title="D&C 50: 44.">chosen</a> of God, <i>and</i> precious,
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Ye also, as <sup>a</sup><a href="1_pet/2/5a" mark="a" type="P" title="GR living.">lively</a> stones, are built up a <sup>b</sup><a href="1_pet/2/5b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Spirituality.">spiritual</a> <sup>c</sup><a href="1_pet/2/5c" mark="c" type="A" title="Heb. 3: 6.">house</a>, an holy priesthood, to offer up <sup>d</sup><a href="1_pet/2/5d" mark="d" type="B" title="TG Priesthood, Magnifying Callings within.">spiritual</a> <sup>e</sup><a href="1_pet/2/5e" mark="e" type="B" title="TG Jesus Christ, Types of, in Memory; TG Sacrifice.">sacrifices</a>, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
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Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief <sup>a</sup><a href="1_pet/2/6a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Cornerstone.">corner</a> <sup>b</sup><a href="1_pet/2/6b" mark="b" type="A" title="Isa. 28: 16.">stone</a>, elect, precious: and he that <sup>c</sup><a href="1_pet/2/6c" mark="c" type="A" title="3 Ne. 11: 39 (37-40).">believeth</a> on him shall not be <sup>d</sup><a href="1_pet/2/6d" mark="d" type="P" title="GR ashamed, disappointed.">confounded</a>.
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Unto you therefore which believe <i>he is</i> precious: but unto them which be <sup>a</sup><a href="1_pet/2/7a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Disobedience.">disobedient</a>, the stone which the builders <sup>b</sup><a href="1_pet/2/7b" mark="b" type="A" title="Matt. 21: 42 (42-46); Luke 9: 22.">disallowed</a>, the same is made the head of the corner,
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And a <sup>a</sup><a href="1_pet/2/8a" mark="a" type="A" title="1 Cor. 1: 18 (18-24).">stone</a> of <sup>b</sup><a href="1_pet/2/8b" mark="b" type="A" title="Isa. 28: 16; 2 Ne. 18: 14 (13-15).">stumbling</a>, and a <sup>c</sup><a href="1_pet/2/8c" mark="c" type="B" title="TG Rock.">rock</a> of <sup>d</sup><a href="1_pet/2/8d" mark="d" type="B" title="TG Offenses.">offence</a>, <i>even to them</i> which <sup>e</sup><a href="1_pet/2/8e" mark="e" type="A" title="Matt. 21: 44 (33-46).">stumble</a> at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were <sup>f</sup><a href="1_pet/2/8f" mark="f" type="A" title="Rom. 9: 22 (9-23); 1 Thes. 5: 9.">appointed</a>.
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But ye <i>are</i> a <sup>a</sup><a href="1_pet/2/9a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Election.">chosen</a> generation, a <sup>b</sup><a href="1_pet/2/9b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Mission of Early Saints; TG Mission of Latter-day Saints.">royal</a> <sup>c</sup><a href="1_pet/2/9c" mark="c" type="B" title="TG Priesthood; TG Priesthood, Melchizedek.">priesthood</a>, an <sup>d</sup><a href="1_pet/2/9d" mark="d" type="C" title="Ex. 19: 6; TG Israel, Blessings of.">holy</a> <sup>e</sup><a href="1_pet/2/9e" mark="e" type="B" title="TG Nations.">nation</a>, a <sup>f</sup><a href="1_pet/2/9f" mark="f" type="R" title="GR purchased, preserved; note that in Ex. 19: 5 the Heb. word is segullah, meaning ‘special possession or property.’; TG Israel, Mission of; TG Modesty; TG Peculiar People.">peculiar</a> people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of <sup>g</sup><a href="1_pet/2/9g" mark="g" type="B" title="TG Walking in Darkness.">darkness</a> into his marvellous <sup>h</sup><a href="1_pet/2/9h" mark="h" type="B" title="TG Light.">light</a>:
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Which in time past <i>were</i> not a people, but <i>are</i> now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
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Dearly beloved, I beseech <i>you</i> as <sup>a</sup><a href="1_pet/2/11a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Strangers.">strangers</a> and <sup>b</sup><a href="1_pet/2/11b" mark="b" type="P" title="GR resident aliens, sojourners.">pilgrims</a>, <sup>c</sup><a href="1_pet/2/11c" mark="c" type="B" title="TG Abstinence.">abstain</a> from fleshly <sup>d</sup><a href="1_pet/2/11d" mark="d" type="B" title="TG Lust.">lusts</a>, which <sup>e</sup><a href="1_pet/2/11e" mark="e" type="B" title="TG War.">war</a> against the soul;
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Having your conversation <sup>a</sup><a href="1_pet/2/12a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Children of Light; TG Honesty.">honest</a> among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by <i>your</i> good <sup>b</sup><a href="1_pet/2/12b" mark="b" type="A" title="Matt. 5: 16 (14-16); Titus 2: 8.">works</a>, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
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<sup>a</sup><a href="1_pet/2/13a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Citizenship; TG Submissiveness.">Submit</a> yourselves to every <sup>b</sup><a href="1_pet/2/13b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Governments.">ordinance</a> of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as <sup>c</sup><a href="1_pet/2/13c" mark="c" type="P" title="GR superior.">supreme</a>;
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Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.
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For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to <sup>a</sup><a href="1_pet/2/15a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Silence.">silence</a> the <sup>b</sup><a href="1_pet/2/15b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Ignorance.">ignorance</a> of foolish men:
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As free, and not using <i>your</i> <sup>a</sup><a href="1_pet/2/16a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Liberty.">liberty</a> for a cloke of <sup>b</sup><a href="1_pet/2/16b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Malice.">maliciousness</a>, but as the <sup>c</sup><a href="1_pet/2/16c" mark="c" type="B" title="TG Servants.">servants</a> of God.
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<sup>a</sup><a href="1_pet/2/17a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Respect.">Honour</a> all <i>men.</i>  Love the <sup>b</sup><a href="1_pet/2/17b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Brotherhood and Sisterhood.">brotherhood</a>.  <sup>c</sup><a href="1_pet/2/17c" mark="c" type="A" title="Prov. 24: 21.">Fear</a> God.  Honour the <sup>d</sup><a href="1_pet/2/17d" mark="d" type="B" title="TG Citizenship; TG Kings, Earthly.">king</a>.
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<sup>a</sup><a href="1_pet/2/18a" mark="a" type="A" title="Col. 3: 22; 1 Tim. 6: 1 (1-2); Titus 2: 9 (9-10).">Servants</a>, <i>be</i> subject to <i>your</i> <sup>b</sup><a href="1_pet/2/18b" mark="b" type="A" title="Eph. 6: 5 (5-8).">masters</a> with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the <sup>c</sup><a href="1_pet/2/18c" mark="c" type="P" title="GR crooked, wicked.">froward</a>.
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For this <i>is</i> <sup>a</sup><a href="1_pet/2/19a" mark="a" type="P" title="GR pleasing, gracious.">thankworthy</a>, if a man for conscience toward God endure <sup>b</sup><a href="1_pet/2/19b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Tribulation.">grief</a>, suffering wrongfully.
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For what glory <i>is it,</i> if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it <sup>a</sup><a href="1_pet/2/20a" mark="a" type="A" title="D&C 122: 7 (7-8).">patiently</a>?  but if, when ye do well, and <sup>b</sup><a href="1_pet/2/20b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Forbearance; TG Suffering.">suffer</a> <i>for it,</i> ye take it <sup>c</sup><a href="1_pet/2/20c" mark="c" type="C" title="Alma 12: 24; TG Patience.">patiently</a>, this <i>is</i> <sup>d</sup><a href="1_pet/2/20d" mark="d" type="P" title="GR pleasing, gracious.">acceptable</a> with God.
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For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also <sup>a</sup><a href="1_pet/2/21a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Jesus Christ, Atonement through; TG Redemption; TG Self-sacrifice.">suffered</a> for us, leaving us an <sup>b</sup><a href="1_pet/2/21b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Example; TG Jesus Christ, Exemplar.">example</a>, that ye should follow his steps:
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Who did no <sup>a</sup><a href="1_pet/2/22a" mark="a" type="C" title="Isa. 53: 9; TG Sin.">sin</a>, neither was <sup>b</sup><a href="1_pet/2/22b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Guile; TG Sincerity.">guile</a> found in his mouth:
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Who, when he was <sup>a</sup><a href="1_pet/2/23a" mark="a" type="C" title="Isa. 53: 3 (3-6); TG Jesus Christ, Trials of; TG Retribution; TG Reviling.">reviled</a>, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but <sup>b</sup><a href="1_pet/2/23b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Commitment.">committed</a> <i>himself</i> to him that judgeth righteously:
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Who his own self <sup>a</sup><a href="1_pet/2/24a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Accountability; TG Self-sacrifice.">bare</a> our <sup>b</sup><a href="1_pet/2/24b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Jesus Christ, Atonement through; TG Jesus Christ, Redeemer.">sins</a> in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose <sup>c</sup><a href="1_pet/2/24c" mark="c" type="A" title="Isa. 53: 5.">stripes</a> ye were healed.
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For ye were as <sup>a</sup><a href="1_pet/2/25a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Sheep.">sheep</a> going astray; but are now returned unto the <sup>b</sup><a href="1_pet/2/25b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Jesus Christ, Good Shepherd; TG Shepherds.">Shepherd</a> and <sup>c</sup><a href="1_pet/2/25c" mark="c" type="B" title="TG Bishop.">Bishop</a> of your souls.
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